14. Khānti
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Patna Dharmapada
Patna Dhammapada
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14. Khānti
14. The Chapter about Patience
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khāntī paramaṁ tapo titikkhā nibbāṇaṁ paramaṁ vadanti buddhā ।
Enduring patience is the supreme austerity, Nibbāna is supreme say the Buddhas,
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na hi pravrajito paropaghātī śamaṇo hoti pare vihesayāno ।।
for one gone forth does not hurt another, nor does an ascetic harass another.
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ahiṁsakā ye munayo niccaṁ kāyena saṁvṛtā ।
Those sages without violence, constantly restrained in body,
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te yānti accutaṁ ṭṭhāṇaṁ yattha gantā na śocati ।।
go to the deathless Nibbāna, having gone there they do not grieve.
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suprabuddhaṁ prabujjhanti sadā gotamasāvakā ।
Gotama’s disciples always awake to a good wakening,
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yesāṁ divā ca rātto ca ahiṁsāya rato mano ।।
those who day and night have a mind that delights in non-violence.
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suprabuddhaṁ prabujjhanti sadā gotamasāvakā ।
Gotama’s disciples always awake to a good wakening,
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yesāṁ divā ca rātto ca bhāvanāya rato mano ।।
those who day and night have a mind that delights in cultivation.
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suprabuddhaṁ prabujjhanti sadā gotamasāvakā ।
Gotama’s disciples always awake to a good wakening,
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yesāṁ divā ca rātto ca niccaṁ kāyagatā satī ।।
those who day and night constantly have mindfulness of the body.
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ye jhānaprasutā dhīrā nekkhaṁmo ’paśame ratā ।
Those wise ones intent on meditation, who delight in the peace of renunciation,
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devā pi tesaṁ prihayanti saṁbuddhānāṁ satīmatāṁ ।।
even the gods are envious of them, the Sambuddhas, the ones who are mindful.
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aranne yadi vā ggrāme ninne vā yadi vā thale ।
Whether in the wilds or village, whether on low or on high ground,
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yattha arahanto viharaṁti taṁ bhomaṁ rāmaṇīyakaṁ ।।
wherever the Arahats live, that ground is surely delightful.
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ekaṁ pi ce prāṇam aduṣṭacitto mettāyate kuśalī tena hoti ।
If, for even one living being, one with an uncorrupt mind, has loving-kindness, there is wholesomeness in that,
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sabbe ca prāṇe manasā ’nukaṁpī prabhūtam ayiro prakaroti puṁñaṁ ।।
but the one with compassion in mind for all living beings, that noble one makes abundant merit.
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ye sattaśaṇḍāṁ paṭhaviṁ vijettā rājariṣayo yajamānā ’nupariyagu ।
Those who conquered the earth, crowded with beings, those royal seers who went round sacrificing:
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aśśamedhaṁ puruṣamedhaṁ saṁmaprāsaṁ vāyupeyaṁ nirāggaḍaṁ ।
the horse sacrifice, the man sacrifice, the stick-casting, the soma offering, the unobstructed—
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mettassa cittassa subhāvitassa kalāṁ pi te nānubhavanti soḍaśiṁ ।
compared to the one who develops his mind with loving-kindness, they do not partake of even a sixteenth part,
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candaprabhāṁ tāragaṇā va sabbe ।।
just as the whole host of stars do not partake of the radiance of the moon.
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yo ’tha metteṇa cittena sabbe prāṇe nukaṁpati ।
Then he who with a mind of loving-kindness has compassion for all living beings,
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mettaṁ se sabbabhūtesu veraṁ tassa na kenaci ।।
having loving-kindness towards all beings, he has no one who is hated.
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yassa sabbe ahorātte ahiṁsāya rato mano ।
For he who every day and night delights in a mind of non-violence,
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mettaṁ se sabbabhūtesu veraṁ tassa na kenaci ।।
having loving-kindness towards all beings, he has no one who is hated.
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yassa sabbe ahorātte bhāvanāya rato mano ।
For he who every day and night has a mind that delights in cultivation,
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mettaṁ se sabbabhūtesu veraṁ tassa na kenaci ।।
having loving-kindness towards all beings, he has no one who is hated.
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yassa sabbe ahorātte niccaṁ kāyagatā satī ।
For he who every day and night constantly has mindfulness of the body,
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mettaṁ se sabbabhūtesu veraṁ tassa na kenaci ।।
having loving-kindness towards all beings, he has no one who is hated.
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yo na hanti na ghāteti na jināti na jāpaye ।
He who neither kills, nor has killed, conquers, nor has conquered,
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mettaṁ se sabbabhūtesu veraṁ tassa na kenaci ।।
having loving-kindness towards all beings, he has no one who is hated.
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na hi vereṇa verāṇi śāmantīha kadācanaṁ ।
For not by hatred do hatreds cease at any time in this place,
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avereṇa tu śāmaṁti esa dhaṁmo sanātano ।।
they only cease with non-hatred, this truth is surely eternal.
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pare ca na vijānaṁti vayam ettha jayāmatha ।
The others do not understand that we should be successful here,
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ye ca tattha vijānaṁti tato śāṁmaṁti medhakā ।।
but for those here who do understand, through that, their dissensions do cease.
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susukhaṁ vata jīvāmo veriṇesu averiṇo ।
Let us live truly happily, without hatred, amongst those who have hatred,
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veriṇesu manuṣyesu viharāma averiṇo ।।
amongst humans who have hatred let us live without hatred.
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susukhaṁ vata jīvāmo ussukesu anussukā ।
Let us live truly happily, without longing, amongst those who are longing,
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ussukesu manuṣyesu viharāma anussukā ।
amongst humans who are longing let us live without longing.
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susukhaṁ vata jīvāmo yesaṁ no nāsti kiṁcanaṁ ।
We live truly happily enough having no possessions ourselves,
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sakiñcanesu manuṣyesu viharāma akiṁcanā ।।
amongst those with possessions let us live having no possessions.
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yathā bubbudakaṁ paśśe yathā paśśe marīcikaṁ ।
One should see it as a bubble, one should see it as a mirage,
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evaṁ lokaṁ avecchānam maccurājā na paśśati ।।
looking on the world in this way the King of Death does not see one.
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parijinnam idaṁ rūpaṁ roganīḍaṁ prabhaṁguraṁ ।
This body is worn out, a nest of disease, perishing,
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bhijjīhiti pūtisaṁdeho maraṇāttaṁ hi jīvitaṁ ।।
the putrid body comes to destruction, for life ends in death.
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jihmaṁ ca driṣṭā dukhitaṁ ca vyādhitaṁ pretañ ca driṣṭā na cirassa mānavo ।
Having seen an old man, one afflicted and sick, having seen one deceased, after not long for the student,
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saṁvego tīppe (?) vipulo (?) ajāyatha acchecchi dhīro gṛhibandhanāni ।।
anxiety, sharp and extensive, arose, and the wise one cut the household bonds.
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Khāntivarggaḥ
The Chapter about Patience
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